Laboratorio de Energía Solar Termoeléctrica
This site, locally known as “Parabólica,” was designed around a single idea: a 26-metre-diameter solar dish that could track the sun, concentrate light on a small receiver, and store energy by feeding it into methanol. Construction began after a 2007 grant from the Ministerio de Industria, and the dish was built in 2008 by Daniel González through his company, Lysply, as the Laboratorio Promocional de Energía Termoeléctrica Solar y Almacenamiento de Energía. The project was bold enough to attract investor interest, with a stated €5 million budget for the first stage and an intended second stage cost of €111 million, but it collided with reality. It was erected on rural land without the required urban-planning license, in a protected landscape, and complaints included concerns about methanol stored at the site. …
AI-generated from open data and cross-checked, with review where noted. How we write narrations
🎧 Listen in WayWhisper
